August 14, 2011

Howja like to meet this rig on a two-lane
road....coming down the mountain in your direction....power steering works real
good now.

She's hitched up and ready to
roll !!

Amazin' how the extra weight smoothes out the
ride.

Needed to air up the rear tires a bit ('bout 160
psi).

Added some super heavy-duty chain for
extra support on the tailgate, (note the 'Heavy-Duty 'S' hooks to attach the
chain).Also paid-up for some BIG Number 5/16 sheet
metal screws to attach the Reese hitch frame to the tailgate (see 'em there ?
one on each side...) Likely two more through the carpet into the
floor pan inside.... Yep, probably overkill, but didn't want the
possibility of having an axerdent.

Most of the time was spent on
the front porch whittling down that MASSIVE solid pine 4x4 to fit precisely
down into the hole in the ball mount receiver.

Note also -
The 14'x14' piece of 3/8' plywood on the underside of the tailgate to distribute
the load more evenly and beef up that tailgate support.

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